365 Surprising Scientific Facts, Breakthroughs, and Discoveries
- ISBN-10
- 047157712X
- ISBN-13
- 9780471577126
- Category
- Discoveries in science
- Pages
- 229
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Incorporated
- Author
- Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
Description
Gathers little known and unusual facts in the areas of technology, medicine, biology, botany, the earth sciences, chemistry, astronomy, physics, and mathematics
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